Information about the word seek (English → Esperanto: celi)

Synonyms: mean, aim, target, aim at, aim for, be after

Part of speechverb
Pronunciation/siːk/
Hyphenationseek
Shavian alphabet𐑕𐑰𐑒
Deseret alphabet𐑅𐐨𐐿

Conjugation

Indicative mood
Present tensePast tense
(I) seek(I) sought
(thou) seekest(thou) soughtst, soughtest
(he) seeks, seeketh(he) sought
(we) seek(we) sought
(you) seek(you) sought
(they) seek(they) sought
Subjunctive mood
Present tensePast tense
(I) seek (I) sought
(thou) seek(thou) sought
(he) seek(he) sought
(we) seek(we) sought
(you) seek(you) sought
(they) seek(they) sought
Imperative mood
seek
Participles
Present participlePast participle
seekingsought

Usage samples

US president Donald Trump has signed an executive order seeking to change the name of Lake Ontario to Lake America.

Translations

Afrikaansteiken; mik vir
Catalanapuntar; aspirar a
Danishsigte
Dutchtot doel hebben
Esperantoceli
Frenchavoir pour but; viser
Germanabsehen; bezwecken; trachten nach; zielen; anvisieren; visieren; aufs Korn nehmen; abzielen auf; hinzielen auf; hinauswollen auf; es abgesehen haben auf; streben nach
Low Germanmeynen; bedolen
Papiamentointenshoná
Portugueseapontar; mirar; tender; ter em vista; ter por fim; visar a
Saterland Frisianousjo; trachtje ätter
Spanishapuntar a; aspirar a; querer decir